Out-of-bounds Write Affecting sdl-image1.2 package, versions <1.2.12-11


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-SDLIMAGE12-5695381
  • published4 Aug 2019
  • disclosed31 Jul 2019

Introduced: 31 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-5057  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 sdl-image1.2 to version 1.2.12-11 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sdl-image1.2 package and not the sdl-image1.2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable code execution vulnerability exists in the PCX image-rendering functionality of SDL2_image 2.0.4. A specially crafted PCX image can cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution. An attacker can display a specially crafted image to trigger this vulnerability.

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